The Sultan at Westminster Abbey with the Dean of Westminster, the Right Rev. Paul F. D. de Labilliere by London News Agency, London
Date:
1938/1938
Description:
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length portrait of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Sa‘īd, Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr, also features the Dean of Westminster, the Right Reverend Paul F. D. de Labilliere, Dean of Westminster Abbey (1938–46) (left of the Sultan), the Sultan’s Secretary, ‘Abd al-Munim bin Yusuf al-Zawauri (behind the Sultan), and his aide-de-camp (ADC), Hilal bin Badr (right of the Sultan). The man at far left is unknown.The group of men are pictured inside Westminster Abbey, on 4 April 1938.Inscriptions:Verso:Ink, upper right corner: ‘Photo 112 (2)’Typescript on paper label, torn: illegibleInk stamp, red: ‘London News Agency Photos Ltd. 46, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4 Photo Supplies L. N. A. Tel: Central 3701’Pencil: ‘Photograph taken at Westminster Abbey with the Dean of Westminster, the Right Rev. P. F. de Labilliere, 4 Apr 1938’Physical description: Dimensions:303 x 253 mmCondition:The print is in good condition, with creases at upper right and lower left corner leading to minor surface loss. A tear 95 mm from lower left corner along left edge has also led to surface loss.Foliation:‘2’Process:Silver gelatin